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$25 #Giveaway The Shade of Santa Fe by Eva Pohler @EvaPohler Ends 11.11

October 31, 2021 By Mary



The Shade of Santa Fe
Eva Pohler
(The Mystery House, #7)
Publication date: October 31st 2021
Genres: Adult, Mystery, Supernatural

A haunting in Santa Fe will either reunite Ghost Healers, Inc. or disband the group forever.

When Ellen decides to buy a fixer-upper in an art community in Santa Fe, New Mexico, she’s reassured by the realtor that nothing evil has ever occurred there. What she doesn’t know is that the bridge near the back of the property is notoriously known in the town as Suicide Bridge. As she and her friends try to uncover why so many people have taken their lives there, they are shocked by what they find. Can the reunion of Ghost Healers, Inc. untether the troubling spirits near Ellen’s fixer-upper, or will their discoveries be too much for them this time?

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EXCERPT:

“Ready for our hike?” Tanya asked.

“Do pigs fly?” Sue said with a laugh.

“The sooner we do our hike, the sooner we can get on the road to Santa Fe,” Ellen pointed out. “Just think, in five hours, we could be shopping in the plaza.”

“Is that supposed to motivate me? That’s just what I’m looking forward to, more walking.”

“Oh, come on, Sue,” Tanya said. “This will be more of a stroll than a hike. I promise.”

Ellen and her friends put on their walking shoes and then took the trail beside their cabin into the canyon.

Ellen breathed in the cool, morning air. The beauty of the canyon elevated her mood. Some of the stone formations were thick and striated, while other rocks formed mounds of crushed granite. In the distance was a tall formation that reminded Ellen of the sphinx.

“Watch your step,” Tanya said from up front as she stepped over a large rock.

“This feels so good,” Ellen said from where she took up the rear. “I feel like we’re one with nature.”

“And nature is so majestic, isn’t it?” Tanya said. “Doesn’t that big rock look like the tower of a magical castle?”

“I thought it looked more like the sphinx,” Ellen said.

Sue shook her head. “You see a castle and Ellen sees a sphinx. What does it say about me that I see a penis?”

Tanya scoffed. “You know what it says about you.”

“Don’t tell Tom,” Sue warned. “He’ll say my mind is in the gutter.”

“Isn’t it?” Ellen asked.

“Yes, but there’s no need for Tom to know that.”

The three friends chuckled. Ellen realized that if someone had overheard Sue, they might think she was a promiscuous woman who hid her extramarital interests from her husband, but her friends knew she just liked to make people laugh.

Tanya asked, “You think there’s any truth to what that psychic said about there being a shade in Santa Fe? What if there is? What if he confronts us?”

“Oh, Tanya,” Sue said, “you know as well as we do that there are ghosts everywhere. I’m sure there’s more than one shade in Santa Fe.”

“But why would the psychic warn us?” Tanya wanted to know.

“If anyone can handle a confrontation with a ghost, it’s us,” Sue said. “Don’t let fear get in your way of having a good time.”

Ellen heard a shriek as Tanya stopped short.

“Tanya? What are you screaming about?” Ellen asked from the rear.

“That wasn’t me,” Tanya said, backing up. “It was that tarantula. See it?”

On the trail two feet in front of Tanya, a hairy tarantula stood on its hind legs shrieking like a small child. The spider was as big as Ellen’s hand.

“Turn back” Sue said, as she pushed Ellen in the direction from which they’d come. “I’ve had enough of nature for one day.”

“So much for not letting fear get in the way of having a good time,” Ellen teased.

“I can handle just about anything but a hairy spider,” Sue said. “Especially one that screams.”

 

Author Bio:

After earning her Ph.D. in English and teaching writing and literature for over twenty years, Eva Pohler became a USA Today bestselling author of over thirty novels in multiple genres, including mysteries, thrillers, and young adult paranormal romance based on Greek mythology. Her books have been described as “addictive” and “sure to thrill”–Kirkus Reviews.

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Comments

  1. Antoinette M says

    October 31, 2021 at 9:07 pm

    Sounds like a page-turner!

  2. Marcy Meyer says

    November 1, 2021 at 4:30 am

    The cover looks really pretty. The story sounds good.

  3. Cathy French says

    November 1, 2021 at 8:47 am

    Having the suicide bridge on or near my property would be awful. Sounds like a good paranormal read.

  4. Deborah D says

    November 1, 2021 at 10:13 am

    How long was the writing process?

  5. Dianne Casey says

    November 1, 2021 at 12:54 pm

    Great cover. Sounds like a book I would enjoy reading. Thanks for the chance.

  6. Bonnie says

    November 1, 2021 at 2:33 pm

    What a fascinating book! Great cover and excerpt. I’d love to read more.

  7. wendy hutton says

    November 1, 2021 at 3:48 pm

    love the cover, congrats on the book

  8. Glenda M says

    November 1, 2021 at 5:13 pm

    I really enjoyed this excerpt! It definitely ygot me hooked!

  9. Latifa Morrisette says

    November 1, 2021 at 5:54 pm

    Sounds like a good read.

  10. Debra Guyette says

    November 2, 2021 at 3:01 am

    This sounds sppoky and so good.

  11. Pat Lieberman says

    November 2, 2021 at 5:20 am

    Sounds like an interesting tale. Best wishes.

  12. Margaret Smith says

    November 2, 2021 at 2:10 pm

    Sounds like an exciting story.

  13. Elizabeth H. says

    November 2, 2021 at 3:01 pm

    Oooo, sounds spooky! The cover is so colorful, it’s gorgeous.

  14. David Hollingsworth says

    November 2, 2021 at 5:46 pm

    The cover is wonderful; it draws you in!

  15. Ann Fantom says

    November 2, 2021 at 6:21 pm

    This sounds like an interesting book and I also like the cover.

  16. Thomas Gibson says

    November 2, 2021 at 8:14 pm

    Cover looks great! Excerpt sounds interesting.

  17. Deb Pelletier says

    November 2, 2021 at 9:21 pm

    Nice book cover and the book sounds interesting.

  18. paige chandler says

    November 3, 2021 at 7:06 am

    What a perfect holiday read. Good work.

  19. Cynthia C says

    November 3, 2021 at 2:27 pm

    The excerpt is interesting. Thank you for sharing it.

  20. Debbi Wellenstein says

    November 3, 2021 at 2:33 pm

    I enjoyed the excerpt. Thank you for the giveaway!

  21. Christina Gould says

    November 4, 2021 at 7:41 am

    I love the beautiful cover and the excerpt. Thanks for the giveaway!

  22. Julie Waldron says

    November 4, 2021 at 3:02 pm

    The cover is beautiful thanks for sharing.

  23. Debbie P says

    November 5, 2021 at 8:26 am

    This sounds like a great book.

  24. Nancy says

    November 5, 2021 at 2:45 pm

    I love the colorful cover of The Shade of Santa Fe. it is very eye catching!

  25. Amber says

    November 8, 2021 at 12:46 pm

    I loved the excerpt. I’m definitely going to have to check this out. 🙂 Thanks

  26. Anita Jude says

    November 9, 2021 at 7:27 pm

    The book detail sounds amazing!

  27. clynsg says

    November 10, 2021 at 1:16 pm

    This one will be added to my TBR pile.

  28. Marie Cantelli says

    November 10, 2021 at 5:57 pm

    Love a good paranormal read thank you. Loves the except.

  29. Amy Green says

    November 10, 2021 at 8:49 pm

    Huge fan of the supernatural, paranormal, and ghost hunters. This read was a real treat for me!

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